Monday 25 January 2016

Our 1st graders Reading List



Today I wanted to share with you what my 1st grader has been reading. He has been enjoying the Mercy Watson series. I purchased a box set for him and it comes with six books.

Kate DiCamilleo is the author of this funny series. She also wrote the Tale of Despereaux, Because of Winnie- Dixie, and many other books.

These books are the perfect intro into chapter books. The pages are short and so are the chapters, they still have colorful illustrations and they are really entertaining. My son really enjoyed reading these books.

I try not to limit his reading content. If he wants to pause and grab another book I allow him, its stress free reading. I just want to create a love for reading. Just like his older brother he goes through books really fast and enjoys reading.

Since both boys are close in age they like to do a lot of the same things and that includes reading the same books. He also got into the Roald Dahl series I purchased for my 3rd grader.

I was a little nervous that he might find it hard to read, but so far his having no trouble at all. I sometimes here them discussing stories and laughing about their favorite parts.


Read Alouds:

We have enjoyed some really great read alouds. I try to base our read alouds on what we are studying in history, geography, or science. I just rotate between these subjects.


  • Tale of Despereaux
  • Little House in the Big Woods
  • Matlida
  • The Witches
  • The Mystery of the Great Barrier Reef
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  • Gorillas in the morning
Here is the post about our 3rd grade reading list.
our-3rd-graders-reading-list

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11 comments:

  1. How fun! We love the Mercy Watson books.

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  2. My first grader lovers Mercy Watson, too. She also likes the Mrs. Noodlekugle books. We would love to have you link up with us at Literacy Musing Mondays #LMMLinkup http://www.foreverjoyful.net/?p=782

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  3. Oh I haven't heard of that one. Always looking for new books. We love books around here. I will definitely link up thank you for the invite :)

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  4. Oh, I love Little House on the Prairie. I can't wait to read the books with my little guy.

    I am looking forward to your next list of books at Literacy Musing Mondays!

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    1. Me too! I was worried it wouldn't be interesting to them, but they enjoyed it so much.

      I am looking forward to being part of Literacy Monday :)

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  5. Oh, I love Little House on the Prairie. I can't wait to read the books with my little guy.

    I am looking forward to your next list of books at Literacy Musing Mondays!

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  6. I love Kate DiCamilleo. I loved her Mercy books. They were so popular in school library where I worked. Thanks for joining us on Literacy Musing Mondays.

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    1. She's becoming one of our favorite authors. Thank you so much for having me :).

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